Rather than state the obvious, you are advised to lurk for a month or two
until you understand the flavor of the r.m.h Virtual Bar & Grill. As
we are all good bikers, an attack on a regular member of r.m.h will
cause you to be stomped by all.

Don't storm in tryin to show off your 'tude right away, as you'll only
get laughed at and harassed until you split.

"If you are gonna hang out here you will respect _everyone_ that hangs
out here (even if you don't agree with them or like them). Its OK to
disagree or dislike but not OK to disrespect, you got that? ...

If ya possess enough brains to count yer balls and get the same number
twice then you'll do just fine. Its not that difficult. But you'd be
surprised how many come in here that don't possess that amount of brain
power.

Hope this helped....and again welcome." -- Matt

Well, maybe we'll do a little stating of the obvious...

Besides showing 'tude, the following will also get you flamed: Top
posting (where your reply is at the top of the post instead of following
the quotes of the previous article you are responding to), omission
of quoting the part of the article you are responding to, quoting
an entire post and not editing the irrelevant parts out (followed
by a one line reply that adds nothing to the conversation), trolling
(posting deliberately incindiary topics to get a reaction), and anything
that shows you haven't read the FAQ. You can avoid being ridiculed
if you read the FAQ page on Quotingand
follow the link at the bottom if you need more information on how to quote
with AOL or Web-TV.

Krusty Asswipes

By Putt…

In the beginning rec.motorcycles.harley
was created. There was peace and harmony among a group of people who enjoyed
sharing information and stories of the road. At first there were few but
the information was good and there was friendship among the people there.
Word of this group spread and others came to listen and speak to this
group of people. Many of those who came stayed and participated. Some
did not like the atmosphere and quietly left. There was very little noise
within the group and disagreements were worked out quickly. Into this
group came an individual who did not fit in, caused discord and would
not leave. He enjoyed causing trouble and creating problems within the
newsgroup. His presence created a great flame war that raged for some
time in the newsgroup. There didn't seem any way to rid the newsgroup
of this person. One flame in particular provided the key to roasting this
individual into a cinder that was quickly swept out the door. The individual
was provided with a title all of his own. His initials were K. A. and
his name was twisted into Krusty Asswipe. It was his unnumbered title
in the newsgroup, unnumbered because he didn't deserve a number. He soon
became someone that was no longer hated because everyone was laughing
at him. He was a joke, a fool, the village idiot of the newsgroup. People
sought him out just so they could laugh at him and make fun of him, he
was a source of entertainment much like the court fool entertaining royalty.
He was neither prepared nor equipped to serve as comic relief for the
regulars of rec.motorcycles.harley and he soon departed and has never
been heard from since. Over the years other people have been given the
same title and suffered the same fate. Not one of these individuals was
prepared to become a joke for the newsgroup. Not one of them has stayed
as a regular, they all leave and never come back.

People can fight back against
name calling and insults but they are not equipped to serve as an object
to be laughed at. Nothing a Krusty Asswipe posts can be taken seriously,
people even laugh at their flames. Their rage becomes a comedy, their
insults are laughed at and even encouraged. They become old novelty jokes
and most regulars just ignore them as they would a buzzing fly.

Do not become a thorn in the
side of r.m.h or you may earn the Krusty Asswipe
title.